Archive for February, 2006

I never thought I would like John McCain, but his support of a la carte cable makes me want to hug him in a very manly way. The fact that he seems to be the only one looking out for “us” is a little concerning to me. Source: Ars

Even if CDs do become damaged, replacements are readily available at affordable prices. Just when I think they can’t get any worse they keep making themselves look stupid. Eventually there has to be a mass exodus by the artists or a full on boycott by the general public. Who knows. Source: Ars

I don’t know about you, but this freaked me out more than a little bit. Half of the world’s human population is infected with Toxoplasma, parasites in the body—and the brain. Remember that. Dr. E. Fuller Torrey (Associate Director for Laboratory Research at the Stanley Medical Research Institute) noticed links between Toxoplasma and schizophrenia in […]

I previously mentioned the prize up for grabs for the first person to get Windows XP running on the new Intel Duo Core Macs. That prize is now at $10,870. Nice. Good luck to those of you working on it. OnMac.Net

So the inital reports are coming out about the cost of Blu-ray movies and I can’t say that I am suprised. According to Ars the wholesale price will be $23.45 for new releases and $17.95 for older titles. After markup that puts titles between $23 and $39. You can bet that all new releases will […]

Apple has quietly launched their new 1GB version of the iPod Nano. The new small Nano retails for $149 with the Shuffles hitting $69 for a 512MB and $99 for a 1GB. I personally think the premium for the iPod name is not worth it. My wife has a Sansa m250 which is a 2GB […]

Ars has a great primer on CableCARD for anyone looking to learn a little more. I personally am a little irritated about CableLABS decision regarding certification and no DIY DVRs. Whatever, technology moves so fast it won’t matter for long.